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i chose subaru but for same price i could get grand ZJ or WJ even. i didint drove those yet and others tell that stock ZJ is not capable .. as of stock city tyres. but i think they would me more capable more flex real low gear , maybe no locks but you can get them with full time / part time / low gears and that would beat subaru AWD . again i just think that from all videos i saw and from my own understanding. i never needed sporty driving style thats why i dont care now to drive lifted outback without sway bars. it drives ok for me for everyday and for trips.

maybe doing something that not many other do is main thing. i can see that thing more excited then just put kit that someone did and its done. no more work on car.

cutting rear bumper. just testing how it will look and what it would give. looks ok for me . mudflaps will go on still and maybe some black line to make it look more interesting

again changing way to sleep in car. air mattress was cool and soft but it took more space so less is left for people and it was moving all time like on water bed. so back to foam mattresses again. this time cut them to just fit on sides. and put 4 layers. super comfy and more space for you to move there even sit. will be going again for 2 days on beach. and sleeping in car again. its way faster and better then in tent. its safe and its no matter weather you save and dry in car at all times, as now weather changing here so fast. even with folded rear seats foam is not taking too much space, still you cant put plenty stuff on top of it , not too heavy ones.

Did those gen outback cant use any other subaru or other cars links that ate longer and just fits in? So only way are those lile whiteline and similar names? When i did MOT they where looking hard do i have some modifications on links. I guess if i would have aftermarket ones they wouldnt like that.

another thing if i may ask. so you saw 2001 outback air intake and what you think of it ? it goes straight from front so any water it should suck to filter i would think yes ? you will use there snorkel or maybe some other design there ? im really scared to go trough deeper waters with that design air intake, so is there only one solution snorkel ? like you made some design for impreza, maybe something coud be done for those outbacks that dont need full snorkel , or like temporary soft snorkel just for water trips and then you back to normal on roads.

its video from trip i did with forester club localy here. it was maybe 6,7 cars in total. all foresters one my outback and one impreza.

great trip. its amazing how you can drive on beach so near to sea there. we cant drive anywhere near sea or beach in our country. well i did it once in winter when noone saw haha. but its nogo areas here.

it looks like boat front front as it enters water in high speed and takes it like boat haha. as just half front bumper and under bumper is covered so no water going straight to radiator, and im not making wave in front so thats good thing i guess.

Very cool. So this design gives you more space for long struts to move there and doesnt hit anything. Very cool looking. Its strong enough for any hard beating?

would be great to see that new control arm. and how much you think travel you will get with your new setup , same as before ? when i was looking at front suspension i kinda saw that it can travel still more then stock shock let it, like about 10 cm more then stock shocks if only struts would be 10 cm longer, have more travel

took pic of my catalytic how it looks from that small tube in front . doesnt look like broken or baldy black as i saw on some cars, but does it looks like clogged here or its supposed to be like that ?

was in local forester metting but they took other subarus as well. was me in obk and other impreza. all others different gens forester. was fun times just no mud as its very dry and hot summer for now . still we found some cool places. now i know how good my front bumper is that is cut. just rear is getting in the way on more angles . but point is to have as much stock looking car as its possible. but you can do lots mods under those plastic bumpers

yh problem that gearbox braking or stucking on low gear its not good thing. guess gearbox is not made to do that . so thats that another thing is that thing you welded there is recovery point ? its strong enough so you could recover all car from mud and such by this ?

yes you right i just cant go through harsh road on higher speed or i will be hearing loud metal bang noise everytime i hit something. thats so bad feeling . well i maaxed out mine stock struts now with no sway bars they articulate pretty well on going slow, im faster loosing power to go somewhere then i loose traction. i have too much traction and too weak power on wheels there. engine cant even turn wheels with auto. its just sits there and do nothing. your H6 should give you some more i guess and you love momentum too. i would choose more power vs long travel. at least some +100hp that would be great. and manual with lower gear then normal dual range can give.

didint saw any oil weep or something there. cant be sure though. the way i see it maybe im wrong but thats how i think there so sway bars keep struts in their working lenght and no more. lift makes them work harder still not maxing . and no sway bars just let them travel so much more that they hit limit ... maybe im wrong , but long travel struts dont have any bang sounds. had some fun in subaru meeting. not bad articulation for stock struts

what about when you remove sway bars and your struts now have too much travel and they maxing out and you here that loud metal bang sound everytime. is it supose to be because too much travel freedom they have or thats because they already wear off and need to be changed ? i understand by logic that if i go faster and suddenly wheel have lots drop down it will drop and reach its limits and with that it will hit that bang soung. its very loud and bad sound. seems like something broke there. but its not.

if i could ask something as you made lots stuff for cars suspension i was wondering why go for very expensive long travel version ? so no cheap or any other version like to take longer struts from other car , they could not fit right away but everything can be redone. is there any reason subarus cant use any other car struts in front and rear ? like no longer struts then ours ? i mean where is problem to just cut out other car strut mounting points and weld new ones, make new top mountings shame subaru got so small support. did you saw renault/dacia duster model that is similar size as forester and its AWD as well with traction control and thy got both lockers and longer shocks for them. like 5cm longer so no need any strut spacers and stuff. poor subaru just have nothing.

so i guess i was driving all this time with slightly wrong timing belt markings. after i redone it its now drives as new car nothing like it was before. now it jumps from place and no more slugish feeling. amazing that its so simple to fix yourself. more easier because i have SOHC there and not DOHC had great time in forest exploring some long forgotten paths and found some fallen trees there

VDC likes the sand and finds way out. and it likes good grippy tires like bfg ta ko2.

issue will be loss power and torque to wheels. bigger they are weaker car will become.

nobody talked here about using 1st gear on those older 4eat helps a lot . 1st gear kinda locks center too or locks it quicker and better then other gears. some say you need to push it at some revs for it to lock there. still 1st gear does good job on later models as well .

when i bought my 01' outback steering rack was fine . that was about 3 yrs ago. since then i lifted car with strut spacers 5cm. and now not so long ago removed front sway bar as well. struts not changed dont know nothing about them maybe they not changed at all, could be still oems. so that steering rack started to feel some knocking looseness inside some time ago. back then i did had front sway bar in. its become more and more loose feeling till now. its not ends that loose. its inside steering rack. it making that knock knock sound when you drive it on some worse roads. wheel inside car handles ok still but if you lift car and move wheel to sides its knocking very clear now. its become worse last couple month. some guy told me its becouse i lifted it and removed sway bars so now other parts have more preasure on them. not sure about that but steering rack loose its reality. still thinking of maybe try that large bolt that have small bolt inside it . like try to tension it more. but i cant get to it as it is. guess i need to remove or at least lower steering rack down a little . so steering rack went bad in 3 years its normal ? i heard they pretty tuff.

great . is that long travel suspension be similar to what you have now on 99 ob ? all custom made ? you showed pics of that yet maybe ?

i changed mine wheel bearing last week front driver side. just removed all spindle hub , took it to near garage where people have hydraulic press. and they removed old bearing and put new in place in couple minutes. payed just couple euros . same time check those ball joints. if they not knocking but have kinda loose feeling just change them too .